Surya In a recent interview with Cinema Vikatan, Vijay Sethupathi questioned the animosity he encounters from his followers. Being the son of a gifted actor, Surya watched his father’s movies as a child and picked up acting skills from the older generation. Surya Sethupathi is a rising Tamil actor and son of Vijay Sethupathi. Known for Phoenix, Sindhubaadh, and Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. Age, family, bio & more. Suriya was born to actor Sivakumar and his wife Lakshmi in Chennai but brought up in Coimbatore. He is the eldest of three children; his younger brother is actor Karthi Sivakumar and he has a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar. Surya, born Saravanan Sivakumar on July 23, 1975, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is an acclaimed Indian actor and producer primarily associated with the Tamil film industry.